FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

FT Sunday, March 27, 2022
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Honduras LLLLD 0
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Match Report

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Mexico defeats Honduras to all but guarantee World Cup spot

A 1-0 away win over Honduras has booked Mexico a top four place in CONCACAF's Octagonal table, all but qualifying them for the 2022 World Cup.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
21
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
2
67.1
Possession
32.9
18
SHOTS
4
3
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
461
Accurate Passes
186
544
Passes
278
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
0
29
Crosses
3
0.2
Cross %
0.0
52
Long Balls
76
27
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
13
10
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
10
5
Effective Clearances
32
5
Clearances
32

Head to Head

MEX leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

HON · 4-5-1

  1. 22Luis LópezG
  2. 15Denil MaldonadoCD-L
  3. 4Marcelo PereiraCD-R
  4. 3Wesly DecasLB
  5. 21Marcelo SantosRB
  6. 6Bryan AcostaCM-L
  7. 8Alfredo MejíaCM-R
  8. 5Kervin ArriagaAM
  9. 11Kevin LopezLM
  10. 19Cristian SacazaRM
  11. 9Ángel TejedaF

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 5Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. 19César MontesCD-R
  4. 18Gerardo ArteagaLB
  5. 3Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 8Carlos RodríguezRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoLF
  11. 17Jesús CoronaRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Kervin Arriaga (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Honduras. Edwin Rodríguez replaces Kervin Arriaga.
  4. 54' Substitution, Honduras. Alexander López replaces Cristian Sacaza.
  5. 65' Gerardo Arteaga (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Jesús Corona.
  7. 67' Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  8. 69' Kevin López (Honduras) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 69' Substitution, Honduras. Junior Lacayo replaces Ángel Tejeda.
  10. 69' Substitution, Honduras. Edwin Solano replaces Kevin López.
  11. 70' Goal! Honduras 0, Mexico 1. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
  12. 76' Denil Maldonado (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 81' Substitution, Mexico. Érick Gutiérrez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  14. 81' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Hirving Lozano.
  15. 84' Substitution, Honduras. Gerson Chávez replaces Bryan Acosta.

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